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Shakespeare in Delaware Park breaks ground for 49th season
BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you've walked in Delaware Park near Hoyt Lake this week, you may have noticed crews starting construction on the stage at Shakespeare Hill, where preparations are underway for the organization's 49th season. "It's so funny to meet people over the years, they think the stage...
Bandits on brink of another championship
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The stage is set for a dynastic Saturday night in Banditland. Buffalo can claim back-to-back National Lacrosse League championships and the sixth professional indoor lacrosse title in franchise history with another victory on its home floor at KeyBank Center after winning 12-8 Game 1 of the best-of-three NLL Finals on Friday […]
P.U.N.T. offers free training to help families that are dealing with grief
BUFFALO, N.Y. — P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative is teaming up with the Erie County department of mental health for a one-day free training. The focus is on the best practices to help families through loss. The training will be led by two of the nation's top experts from the...
Man honored for saving children from fire in East Aurora
EAST AURORA, N.Y. — A man credited with saving a child in South Wales from a house fire, is being honored. Assemblyman David DiPietro presented Charlie Sergel with a proclamation for his heroic actions. Sergel, 51, was on his way home last month when he noticed smoke coming from...
Buffalo woman arrested after toddler found in feces-covered cage
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo woman was arrested earlier this year for caging her 2-year-old child. On February 8, the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation executed a felony arrest warrant for a previous crime for 24-year-old Naesha Lumpkin. While at the residence, investigators found a 2-year-old...
TGI Friday's in Downtown Buffalo permanently closing
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Although it survived a recent round of companywide closures, TGI Fridays' downtown Buffalo location now appears to be closing at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Buffalo-Downtown. Buffalo Hotel Associates LLC, an affiliate of Visions Hotels Inc. – the company that owns the Holiday Inn –...
Syracuse has largest rate of child poverty among large New York cities, report shows
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse, Rochester, Albany and Buffalo have child poverty rates that are double the average rate for comparable cities across the U.S., according to a new child poverty report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The report examines data from 2022 and shows Syracuse, Rochester, and...
Man accused in fatal double shooting appears in court
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The man accused of shooting two men last month appeared in court for his arraignment on Friday morning. Dale O. Cummings, 31, is facing four charges in connection with the death of Babul Meah and Abu Yousef. The two men were shot and killed April 27 by someone who police say was squatting in a home on Zenner Street.
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